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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY FOSTER, OF PORT JERVIS, NEW YORK.

WINDOW-CURTAIN.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 52,555. dated February13, 18t6.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY FOSTER, of PortJervis, in the county of Orange, in the State ot' New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in lldountinf.;` andOperating Window Shades or Curtains; and the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making a part of this specitcation, in Which-Figure l represents a front view ot` a Window-casing with the top andbottom rollers for the mounting` and operating the curtain or shade. Fig2 shows the position ofthe shade on the right side ot' the rollers. Fig3 shows the same on the left. Fig. 4 shows the shade on both sides ofthebottom roller. Fig. 5 represents a side View or section through awindow, with an end view ot' the rollers and edge view ot' the shade.

The object of my invention is to secureI window curtains or shades sothat they may be moved up or down and placed in any desired position,and there held so that the air or wind blowing will not whip or movethem when the sash is raised or let down to open the window for thepurpose ot' airing the apartments.

-My invention consists in placing curtainrollers at both the top andbottom of the window-frame and attaching elastic cords to both ends ot'the shade or curtain, so that they, with the curtain, form an endlessbelt over the two rollers, which keep the curtain taut in any positionit may be placed.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willdescribe it more fully, referring to the drawings and to the lettersmarked thereon.

to both ends of the shade or curtain C, whichmay be just sufficient inlength to close the space for the light ot the window. Thus an endlessbelt is formed by the shade O and the cordsb b, so that it will moveeasily in either direction, up or down, on the rollers A A", and can beleft so as to shade the whole opening, or any portion of it, from eitherthe top or the bottom ot' the window; or the shade may be placed to faceeither in or out, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3, so that the ornamented sideot' a window curtain or shade may face the room when down in the eveningwhen outside shutters are closed, and when the shutters are .opened theshade can be reversed so as to show the ornamented side out.

A cord, d, may be used, or not, for operating the curtain.

I claim- The combination otroller A A', curtain C, and cords b b, so asto operate in the manner herein described, for the purpose specified.

HARRY FOSTER.

Witnesses:

J. B. WOODRUFF, W. J. KETCHAM.

